KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LAHORE, PAKISTAN

3rd International EM Conference

1st International cHALO Conference in Pakistan
Pre-Conference Workshops: 31st Oct, 2024
Conference: 1-2 November, 2024

Key concepts in Resuscitation & Integrating trauma care

Theme: "Emergency Care" Excellence in the Golden Hour & Beyond
Patron-In-Chief
Prof. Mahmood Ayyaz (S.I), Vice Chancellor, KEMU Lahore
Organized By: Dr. Taj Hassan - International Lead, PSEM
Prof. Yar Muhammad, Chairman A&E KEMU

in Collaboration with
College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine
Pakistan Society of Emergency Medicine Society of Surgeons of Pakistan, Lahore Chapter
 SPEAKERS/FACULTY
National Faculty International Faculty
Prof. Shoaib Shafi Dr. Taj Hassan
President, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Pakistan International Lead, PSEM & Past President, Royal College of EM
Prof. Mahmood Ayyaz Prof. Phil Wood
Patron-in-Chief, Vice Chancellor, KEMU, Lahore CEO of Leeds Teaching Hospitals, UK
Prof. Dr. Akhtar Sohail Chughtai Prof. Lee Wallis
Professor of Pathology & CEO Emergency & Critical Care Lead, WHO HQ, Geneva, Switzerland
Prof. Javed Akram Dr. Saleh Fares Al-Ali
President, PSIM President, International Federation for Emergency Medicine, UAE
Prof. Khalid Masood Gondal Dr. Fergal Hickey
Senior Vice President, CPSP & Vice Chancellor, FJMU Lahore Past President, Irish Association for EM
Dr. Khawaja Junaid Mustafa Dr. James Hayton
President, PSEM Consultant, Emergency Medicine, Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Prof. Muhammad Moin Global Health Committee
Pro-Vice Chancellor, KEMU Mr. John Heyworth
Prof. Aftab Mohsin Past President, RCEM
Senior Vice President, PSIM & Chairman, Board of Management GMC Prof. Karim Brohi
Pakistan Prof of Trauma Surgery, Royal London Hospital, UK
Prof. Muhammad Imran Dr. Junaid Asghar
Chairman, Dept. of Medicine, KEMU Emergency Consultant, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Syed Asghar Naqi Dr. Junaid Razzak
Principal, AIMC Director of CETE, AKU & Prof of EM, Cornell Weill, New York, US
Prof. Abrar Ashraf Ali Prof. Taimur S. Butt
Chairman, Dept. of Surgery, KEMU Professor & Chairman of Emergency Medicine, King Faisal Specialist
Prof. Waris Farooka Hospital, Riyadh and Madinah
President, SSP Lahore & Principal, Sargodha Medical College Prof. Adeel Butt
Prof. Aziz Ul Rehman Professor of Medicine and Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell, US
Senior Vice President, PSIM Dr. Zahra Shah
Prof. Ahmed Uzair Qureshi Consultant Programme Director, Doctors Worldwide, Gaza Project, UK
Professor of Surgery KEMU, Director PALS Dr. Mahrukh Hameed
Prof. Haroon Javed Majeed Consultant Emergency Medicine, HEMS & Peadiatric retrieval doctor, UK
Professor Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore
 National Faculty International Faculty
Dr. Abdus Salam Khan Dr. Zafar Qasim
Consultant EM, Shifa Hospital Past President Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, US
Prof. Haroon Hamid Dr. A. Asim Nayeem
Chairman, Dept. of Paediatrics, KEMU Consultant, Emergency Physician, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu
Dr. Arshad Taqi Dhabi, UAE
Anaesthesiologist & Course Director for BASIC ICU Courses, Lahore Dr. Anisa Jafar
Dr. Tamkeen Pervez UK Chair of GECCO
Consultant, Emergency Physician, CMH, Rawalpindi Dr. Mueed Ahmed
Prof. Ahsan Nauman Consultant, Emergency Medicine, American Hospital, Dubai
Professor of Neurology, KEMU & CEO, Mayo Hospital Dr. Ali Nawaz
Prof. Faisal Masood Consultant & Chairman Emergency Medicine, Khalifa City Abu Dhabi,
Professor of Orthopaedics, KEMU & MS/COO, MHL UAE, NMC Royal Hospital
Prof. Zahra Ishrat Dr. Ansar Mahmood
Chairperson, Anaesthesia, KEMU Consultant, Emergency Medicine, American Hospital, Dubai
Prof. Imran Waheed Dr Adris Razzaq
Professor of Cardiology, KEMU Cons EM
Prof. Uzma Hussain Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS trust
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, KEMU Dr Amjid Mohammed
Prof. Israr Ul Haq Toor Cons EM
Professor of Medicine, KEMU Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS foundation Trust
Prof. Ali Madeeh Hashmi Dr. Zulfiqar Ali
Professor of Psychiatry, KEMU Consultant Physician DHA, Dubai
Prof. Waseem Hayat Khan President, PSIM UAE Chapter
Professor KEMU, Lahore
Dr. Somia Iqtadar
Associate Professor, KEMU
Dr. Asad Yaqoob
Ex-Consultant & CEO, Saleem Memorial Hospital, Lahore
Dr. Turab Fatima Abidi
Emergency Physician, Wah Cant
Dr. Suhail Niaz Khan Niazi
Assistant Professor, KEMU
 National Faculty
Dr. Shahan Waheed
Assistant Professor, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
Dr. Rizwan Naseer
Director General, Rescue Punjab
Dr. Ahson Rabbani
CEO, ChildLife Foundation
Dr. Azer Shaikh
Head of Emergency Department, SMBBIT, Karachi
Dr. Qasim Sahi
Clinical Director, Emergency Medicine, Lahore
Dr. Faisal Subhani
Emergency Physician, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi
Dr. Hamid Shahzad
Professor/Director lady Reading Hospital Peshawar
Dr. Misbah Zehra
Consultant, Emergency Medicine, Indus Hospitals, Lahore
Dr. Tayyaba Ali
Senior Consultant, ChildLife Foundation
Dr. Beenish Hameed
Consultant Emergency Medicine, SMBBIT, Assistant Professor (DUHS)
Dr. Nirdosh Rassani
ER Director & Consultant, Emergency Physician, Aria Institute of Medical
Sciences
Prof. Yar Muhammad
Chairman, Emergency Department, KEMU

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 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Workshop No. 1
Venue: 3rd Floor Samina Hall No. 1, Maqbool Ahmad Block of KEMU
Date & Day: 31st OCT 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 08:00 am – 05:00pm
The Pakistan Trauma ECO Programme
Trauma team development in the Emergency Department
Course - Leads:
Dr. Azer Shaikh, Dr. James Hayton, Dr. Tayyaba Ali, Dr. Taj Hassan, Dr. Zafar Qasim, Dr. Amjad Muhammad
Programme:
 Strategic overview
 Leading trauma teams – common principles
 Remote and rural team development
 Teaching principles –
How to get the best out of your team.
Teaching and debriefing on the shopfloor.
 Running a simulation and the power of the debrief
 Trauma simulation – adult scenarios x4.
 Trauma simulation – paediatric scenarios x4
 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Workshop No. 2
Venue: 3rd Floor Samina Hall No. 2, Maqbool Ahmad Block of KEMU
Date & Day: 31st OCT 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 08:00 am – 04:00pm
Arrhythmias Recognition and Early Management
Course - Leads:
Prof. Zulfiqar Ali, Dr. Mueed Ahmad, Dr. Ansar Mahmood, Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Sajid Jehangir

Programme:
 Electrical Therapy in Arrhythmias:
- Defibrillation
- Cardioversion
- Transcutaneous Pacing
 Wide Complex Tachycardia – A diagnostic Dilemma
 How to Read 12-Lead ECG
 Diagnosing Acute MI All That Elevated is Not MI
 STEMI Equivalents
 Scenarios on Interpreting 12-Lead ECG
 Running a simulation & skills-oriented strategy
 Case studies and group discussions
 Questions & Answers
 Workshop Evaluation & Feedback
 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Workshop No. 3
Venue: Skills Lab, New Jinnah Building, KEMU
Date & Day: 31st OCT 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 08:00 am – 02:00pm

Procedural Sedation Workshop

Course Faculty:
Dr. Junaid Asghar (lead), Prof. Taimur S. Butt, Prof. Zahra Ishrat, Dr. Kashif Naseer, Dr. Zarqa Rani

Program:
 Procedural Sedation Workshop Overview
 Pharmacology of Sedatives and Analgesics
 Moderate sedation by non-anaesthesiologist
 Airway Management
 Hands on practice:
 Intubation
 Ambu bagging
 Airway selection techniques both for paediatric and adult patients
 Workshop Evaluation & Feedback
 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Workshop No. 4
Venue: Audio Visual Room, (Lecture Theatre # 4), Patiala Block KEMU
Date & Day: 31st OCT 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 08:00 am – 02:00pm
cHALO Leadership Development Programme
Course Faculty Co-Leads:
Dr Turab Abeidi, Mr John Heyworth, Dr Abdus Salam Khan, Dr. Mamoona Ghais
Programme:
 A strategic overview of Leadership
 The power of leadership: Why it matters and how you can make an impact
 Crafting a compelling vision to drive your system forward
 Building and nurturing a high-performing team
 Mastering Influence: Pearls of wisdom and pitfalls to avoid
 Real world scenarios: developing your leadership skills through practice
 Leader Well-being: Prioritizing Self-care for sustainable success
 KEMU INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE CONFERENCE
Conference 1st - 2nd November, 2024
Scientific Program Outline
Inaugural Session (Main Launch)
TRACK A (HALL A – Main Hall Maqbool Block)
Session 1 (08:30 – 10:00)
Day 1, 1st Nov
Moderator: Prof. Yar Muhammad
Time Presenter Lecture title
08:30 – 10:00 Recitation & National Anthem
Prof. Mahmood Ayyaz (S.I) Welcome Addresses
Patron-in-Chief & VC KEMU

Dr. Taj Hassan

Dr Khawaja Junaid Mustafa

Prof Javed Akram Why are we here?

Prof Khalid Masood Gondal

Prof Phil Wood

Prof. Andrew Elder

Prof Shoaib Shafi

10:00 – 10:15 Tea break

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Conference 1st - 2nd November, 2024
Scientific Program Outline
Trauma systems and delivery
TRACK A (HALL A – Main Hall Maqbool Block)
Session 2 (10:15 – 13:00)
Day 1, 1st Nov
Chairman: Dr. Taj Hassan
Co-Chairman: Prof. Ameer Afzal, Prof. Faisal Masood
Moderator: Dr. Suhail Niaz Khan Niazi
Time Presenter Lecture title
10:15 – 10:30 Prof Lee Wallis (Virtual) Integrated emergency, critical and operative care for universal
health coverage and protection from health emergencies
10:30 – 10:45 Dr Saleh Fares (Virtual) Global emergency care – the role of IFEM
10:45 – 11:00 Prof Karim Brohi (Virtual) Building a trauma system for population dense cities – the key
ingredients and challenges for LMIC
11:15 – 11:20 Prof. Mahmood Ayyaz (S.I), Patron-in-Chief & VC KEMU Trauma updates in Pakistan
11:20 – 11:35 Dr Anisa Jafar Measuring what we do and tracking success in lower resourced
systems.
11:35 – 11:50 Dr. Arshad Taki Critical Care strategies to improve trauma care – lessen to be learnt
11:50 – 12:05 Dr Hamid Shahzad Trauma development in Peshawar- what has worked and what has
not..
12:05 – 12:20 Dr Zaffar Qasim` Trauma Skill for ED – whats needed?
12:20 – 12:35 Dr Azer Shaikh Experience of trauma centre development in Karachi
12:35 – 12:50 Dr Zahra Shah What I learnt in war zones – An EM doctor on the road les travelled
12:50 – 13:00 Q.A / Discussion
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and Prayers
 KEMU INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE CONFERENCE
Conference 1st - 2nd November, 2024
Scientific Program Outline
Emergency Medicine Master Class
TRACK A (HALL A – Main Hall Maqbool Block)
Session 3 (14:00 – 16:30)
Day 1, 1st Nov
Chairman: Dr. Khawaja Junaid Mustafa
Co-Chairman: Prof. Yar Muhammad, Dr. Shahid Farooq Kazi
Moderator: Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Sajid Jehangir

14:00 – 15:00 Facilitator: The Resuscitation Coliseum!

Shahan Waheed
Ahad Chhotani
Contributor:
Faysal Subhani
Amjid Mohammed
Qasim Sahi
Zaffar Qasim
Sama Mukhtar
15:00 - 16:15 Prof. Syed Asghar Naqi Resident's autonomy and its role in improving patients outcome.
Prof Faisal Masood Orthopaedics emergencies not to be missed.
Dr Marukh Hameed The power of non technical skills in Resuscitation Room and why it
means?
Dr. Nirdosh Rassani How should we educate our residents in a time poor environment?
Dr. Adris Razzaq Stroke and neurological emergencies – Pearls & Pitfalls
16:15 - 16:30 Shield & Certificates Distributions
 KEMU INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE CONFERENCE
Conference 1st - 2nd November, 2024
Scientific Program Outline
Emergency Care in Pakistan
TRACK 2 (Hall B – Samina Hall 3rd Floor Maqbool Block)
Session 4 (10:30 – 13:00)
Day 1, 1st Nov
Chairman: Prof. Abrar Ashraf Ali
Co-Chairman: Dr. Mueed Ahmed, Dr. Somia Iqtadar
Moderator: Dr. Mumraiz Naqshband

Time Presenter Lecture title

10:30 – 10:45 Prof. Haroon Javed Majid Golden hour in trauma victims
10:45 – 11:00 Prof. Waseem Hayat Khan Comparison of Trauma in first and third world countries
11:15 – 11:30 Prof Taimur S.Butt Clinical challenges in the Resuscitation Room.
11:30 – 11:45 Prof Uzma Hussain Eclampsia-Gynaecology Emergency
11:45 – 12:00 Prof Imran Waheed Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
12:00 – 12:15 Dr Misbah Zahra Improving trauma care in the ED – progress in Indus Health
12:15 – 12:30 Dr. Mueed Ahmed Cardiological Emergencies- Masterclass
Training, toolkit and tracking success.
12:30 – 13:00 Q.A / Discussion
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and Prayers
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Conference 1st - 2nd November, 2024
Scientific Program Outline
Leadership solutions to build resilient emergency care systems for Pakistan
TRACK 1 (HALL A – Main Hall Maqbool Block)
Session 5 (08:30 – 10:30)
Day 2, 2nd Nov
Chairman: Prof. Aftab Mohsin
Co-Chairman: Dr. Somia Iqtadar, Dr. Zahid Hussain
Moderator: Dr. Taj Hassan
Time Presenter Lecture title
08:30 – 08:45 Dr Abdus Salam Khan The need of the hour – EM development and its challenges in Pakistan
08:45 – 09:00 Mr John Heyworth Lessons learnt from the UK on developing Emergency Medicine as a speciality
– why system leaders & politicians need to listen
09:00 – 09:15 Mr Fergal Hickey The journey of EM in Ireland and how Pakistan can learn valuable lessons
09:15 – 09:30 Prof Abrar Ashraf Ali The Expansion of Emergency Medicine – how and why other major specialties
must help
09:30 – 09:45 Prof. Waris Farooka Role of simulation in Training
09:45 – 10:30  Prof. Mahmood Ayyaz (S.I) Building a roadmap for trauma system development for Punjab and for Pakistan
Patron-in-Chief & VC KEMU
 Dr. Taj Hassan
 Dr Junaid Mustafa
 Mr Fergal Hickey
 Prof. Karim Bohri
 Mr. John Heyworths Panel Discussion
 Prof. Abrar Ashraf Ali
 Prof. Waris Farooka
 Prof Ameer Afzal
 Dr. Abdus Salam Khan
 Prof. Arshad Taqi
 Dr. Rizwan Naseer
 Prof Junaid Razzaq
10:30 – 11:00 Tea
 KEMU INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE CONFERENCE
Conference 1st - 2nd November, 2024
Scientific Program Outline
Emergency care & Educational strategies
TRACK 1 (HALL A – Main Hall Maqbool Block)
Session 6 (11:00 – 13:00)
Day 2, 2nd Nov
Chairman: Mr John Heyworth
Co-Chairman: Dr. Rabia Rathore, Dr. Abdus Salam Khan
Moderator: Dr. Hina Latif
Time Presenter Lecture title
11:00 – 11:15 Prof Muhammed Imran Severe upper GI haemorrhage – management priorities
11:15 – 11:30 Dr Somia Iqtadar Infectious disease challenges in LMIC countries
11:30 – 11:45 Dr Adeel Butt Targeted treatment & stewardship for sepsis
11:45 – 12:00 Prof Aftab Mohsin Hepatic failure – assessment and management priorities
for emergency care.
12:00 – 12:15 Prof. Aziz Ul Rehman Diabetic Keto Acidosis
12:15 – 12:30 Prof. Ali Madeeh Hashmi Preventing Burn out amongst doctor working in the
Emergency Department
12:30 – 13:00 Prof. Javed Akram Emergency Management of critically ill patients of dengue
13:15 – 14:00 Lunch and prayers
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Conference 1st - 2nd November, 2024
Scientific Program Outline
Paediatric Emergency Care & Educational strategies
TRACK 1 (HALL A – Main Hall Maqbool Block)
Day 2, 2nd Nov
Session 7 (14:00 – 16:30)
Chairman: Prof. Haroon Hamid
Co-Chairman: Prof. Iftikhar Ijaz, Dr. Qazi Mumtaz
Moderator: Dr. Mueed Ahmad
Time Presenter Lecture title
14:00 – 14:15 Prof. Ahmed Uzair Qureshi Training modal in paediatrics resuscitation
14:15 – 14:30 Dr Tayyaba Ali Recognising the ill child in the Paeds ED – what works?
14:30 – 14:45 Dr James Hayton Building capacity for care delivery of children in rural areas of
Pakistan
14:45 – 15:00 Prof Haroon Hamid Acute Respiratory Infections – Worry or not to worry in ER
15:00 -15:15 Dr Turab Abeidi Caring for junior teams when things go wrong in adult and paediatric
resuscitation.
15:15 -15:45 DISCUSSION
Concluding Session
15:45 -16:00  Minister for Health Taking forward the lessons learnt from this Conference
 Secretary SHC&ME & Building networks in Pakistan – how do we best work together
 Prof. Akhter Suhail Chugtai
 Prof. Mahmood Ayyaz (S.I), Patron-in-Chief & VC KEMU
 Prof. Khalid Masood Gondal, VC FJMU
 Dr. Taj Hassan
 Prof. Muhammad Imran
 Prof. Abrar Ashraf Ali
 Dr. Junaid Mustafa
 Dr. Abdus Salam Khan
 Prof Yar Muhammad
16:00 -16:30  Closing remarks & Shield Ceremony
 Final Vote of thanks
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Conference 1st - 2nd November, 2024
Scientific Program Outline
Emergency Care & Educational Strategies
TRACK 2 (Hall B – Samina Hall 3rd Floor Maqbool Block)
Session 8 (10:30 – 13:00)
Day 2, 2nd Nov
Chairman: Dr. Junaid Asghar
Co-Chairman: Prof. Ahmed Uzair Qureshi, Dr. Zeeshan Sarwar
Moderator: Dr. Mamoona Ghias

Time Presenter Lecture title

10:45 – 11:00 Dr. Asad Yaqoob Vascular emergencies - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
11:00 – 11:15 Dr. Junaid Asghar Role of procedural sedation in golden hour
11:15 – 11:30 Prof. Zahra Ishrat Airway Management in Emergency
11:30 – 11:45 Dr. Rizwan Naseer Pre-hospital care model in Pakistan
11:45 – 12:00 Prof. Ahsan Nauman Neurological emergencies not to be missed – acute headache
12:00 – 12:15 Dr Faysal Subhani The airway kit for the under resourced ED.
12:15 – 12:30 Prof. Yar Muhammad Hybrid Model – Pros & Cons
12:30 – 12:45 Dr. Suhail Niaz Khan Niazi Patterns of msuculo-skeletal injuries in A&E of Mayo hospital,
Local perspective and solutions.
12:45 – 13:00 Dr. Fareed Ahmed Making the undergraduate EM curriculum fit for future purpose
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and Prayers